Lost power

[S8MS-01904]

In laws without power so far 24 hour - out with another 48 before restore. Their generator blew up last night so they are out shopping for a new one.

 

[hornadylnl]

You are the one that wants to control his neighbor (who are running a generator to prevent freezing to death), to wit:

I cannot stand to tell my fellow man what to you as you do. I want freedom too much.

Kirk, you are so full of ****. You routinely post about your right to control your neighbors.

Where I live, I don't ask. We live and let live and don't use the code book as weapons against our neighbors.

 

[jbombelli]

You are the one that wants to control his neighbor (who are running a generator to prevent freezing to death), to wit:

I cannot stand to tell my fellow man what to you as you do. I want freedom too much.

What about others who want the freedom to let their grass grow long?

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Where I live, I don't ask. We live and let live and don't use the code book as weapons against our neighbors

You just said you wanted to control the noise level of generators. Generators being used to prevent freezing to death.

I am not the one full of it obviously.

I am full of love for freedom.

 

[churchmouse]

Let the gennys run. Be free.......

 

[hornadylnl]

You just said you wanted to control the noise level of generators. Generators being used to prevent freezing to death.

I am not the one full of it obviously.

I am full of love for freedom.

My post was to point out the hypocrisy of the HOA types. If one neighbor has the right to dictate another's grass length, then conversely that neighbor has the right to dictate noise levels of the other neighbor.

Of course you understand that and are being purposefully obtuse. I expect that out of a lawyer.

Don't feel a bit sorry for those forbidden to run generators. It's the society they created.

My generator is turning out a cool 95 db.

 

[churchmouse]

How does one tell if the unit provides 'clean' power CM? Does this mean consistent voltage or something?

Yes, it means consistent, clean power. The sine wave on a cheap genny is all over the place and bad for electronics.

I think the good units have a proper inverter in them.

 

[churchmouse]

Can I get some additional details on this dedicated drop cord? We rarely loose power, but after the lights flickered a bit last night and my furnace wiring modification, a generator is the next thing on the list.

Build a proper cord that will handle the amp load you will be running. Have proper plugs on both ends. Make the cord long enough to put the genny in a secure area outside. We use dryer receptacles rated at 50 amps if the genny is big enough and wire them into the panel with the right switch gear to isolate your home from the power grid so no power is back-fed into the grid.

 

[findingZzero]

it seems nutz to lose a gas furnace if the power goes down. Short of buying a generator, would a battery be enough to power a glow plug to ignite the gas? What about a well pump? At least for a day or two? I'm a babe-in-the-woods when it comes to such stuff. OK, sorry about the 'babe' image.

 

[churchmouse]

it seems nutz to lose a gas furnace if the power goes down. Short of buying a generator, would a battery be enough to power a glow plug to ignite the gas? What about a well pump? At least for a day or two? I'm a babe-in-the-woods when it comes to such stuff. OK, sorry about the 'babe' image.

My battery/inverter back up will run my furnace for a period. The well pump is most likely 220V so no, a genny is required for this.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Let the gennys run. Be free

horn, you may take our generators with your statist thugs, but you'll never take our FREEDOM!

 

[sig-guy]

We use dryer receptacles rated at 50 amps.

???

Dryer recepts are 30 amps, did you mean a 50 amp range recept?

 

[dans4420]

it seems nutz to lose a gas furnace if the power goes down. Short of buying a generator, would a battery be enough to power a glow plug to ignite the gas? What about a well pump? At least for a day or two? I'm a babe-in-the-woods when it comes to such stuff. OK, sorry about the 'babe' image.

The secondary issue would be running the blower to push the heat out thats where the big part of the electricity comes in i believe . also alot of well pumps are 220 but the last place i lived i went in the crawl space and it was 110 simply pluged into an outlet so i just unplugged it and plugged into my generator.

 

[sig-guy]

Short of buying a generator, would a battery be enough to power a glow plug to ignite the gas?

The ignition systems don't draw much, it's the main blower motor!

 

[churchmouse]

???

Dryer recepts are 30 amps, did you mean a 50 amp range recept?

I have 50 amp receptacles on my driers. Same as the range plugs. Just a better receptacle.

If you are only running a 30 amp or smaller load then a smaller plug can be used.

 

[churchmouse]

The ignition systems don't draw much, it's the main blower motor!

Modern furnace motors are not drawing a lot of current except on start up. The 30 amp inverter we have on the battery bank for non-electronic use runs the furnace very well. It will cycle it all night and have reserve in the morning. It is tied to 4 deep cycle gel cells.

 

[findingZzero]

The secondary issue would be running the blower to push the heat out thats where the big part of the electricity comes in i believe . also alot of well pumps are 220 but the last place i lived i went in the crawl space and it was 110 simply pluged into an outlet so i just unplugged it and plugged into my generator.

Yeah, forgot about that. Hmmmmm....Maybe I should spend more time in the 'survival' forum. I thought that was just about zombies......Do those Harbor Freight generators suck?

 

[sig-guy]

I have 50 amp receptacles on my driers. Same as the range plugs.

You and I understand that, however the general public will go out and buy a dryer recept, thinking it is a 50 amp device. I would have stated you used a 50 amp range recept, as that is really the device you're using.

 

[sig-guy]

Modern furnace motors are not drawing a lot of current except on start up.

When you compare it to the ignition system, it sure does!
I guess everything is relative...

 

[RobbyMaQ]

In theory, I suppose you could use a similar hookup (as the furnace mod mentioned earlier) for a well pump? Using say, locking plugs/receptacles and extension cord rated properly. But IANAE